The Beatles

In 1965 the government of the GDR illegalizes beat-music and this release gets withdrawn and not rereleased until 1983. Just a few records of this history milestone of the GDR available. Track A5 on Label says A Hard Day's Night. Coverbackside has printed in the middle: VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin W8.[juliens]

In 1965 the government of the GDR illegalizes beat-music and this release gets withdrawn and not rereleased until 1983. Just a few records of this history milestone of the GDR available. Track A5 on Label says A Hard Day's Night. Coverbackside has printed in the middle: VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin W8.[juliens]

Winchester pressing (X8 matrix). Comes with 4 glossy photographs and a double-sided poster. Embossed lettering (The Beatles) and stamped number on the cover.[thomasha]

French pressing for the German market (see: french perimeter print, rights society (GEMA). Comes with 4 glossy photographs and a double-sided poster.[thomasha]

(Numbered Reissue Stereo) 'Top opener & gatefold sleeve.Embossed lettering (The Beatles) on the cover. Has seven digit individual copy number (beginning with '№ ') in grey or white in lower right hand corner on front cover[discogs]

Individually numbered. Slight label variation.[mikec]

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Canadian issue on red labels with black perimeter text. 'The Beatles' printed on sleeve in light grey bold font, not numbered.[thomasha]

US issue on red labels. 'Jay' appears in runouts on side 2 only. 'The Beatles' printed in grey, not numbered.[thomasha]

USA issue with red labels. 'Jay' in runouts.[thomasha]

Gatefold Sleeve's cover has 'The Beatles' embossed onto it without any coloring and has no serial number. Inside gatefold at the lower left: SWBO 101 © Apple Records, Inc.Apple Records label. 'MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC.' is printed within the label's perimeter of sides 1 and 3 at the very bottom center. Sides 2 and 4 do not state this anywhere.[thomasha]

(Repress Stereo) '1971-2 pressing.
Gatefold Sleeve's cover has 'The Beatles' embossed onto it without any coloring and has no serial number. Inside gatefold at the lower left: SWBO 101 © Apple Records, Inc.
Apple Records label. 'MFD. BY APPLE RECORDS, INC.' is printed within the label's perimeter of sides 1 and 3 at the very bottom center. Sides 2 and 4 do not state this anywhere. Capitol Records is not mentioned on any of the labels.
'0' stamped and/or 'O' etched in Runouts denotes a (l314605) pressing.
Includes lyrics poster and four large portrait photos on thicker paper.'[discogs]

Numbered laminated gatefold with opening at top, no inserts.
'An E.M.I. Recording' statement on all labels[arnob]

Original German club edition pressing. Released in laminated single sleeve, on blue EMI Odeon labels with black lettering.[kostasg]

(Numbered Stereo) 'First pressing has 'Mfd. by Capitol....' in white rim text on sides 2 and 4, with various title mistakes and unique number on the front cover.

This 1st press has A4 'Obladi Oblada', A6 'Bungalow Bill', B7 'Why Don't We Do It In the Road' (without question mark) , D1 'Revolution No. 1', D5 'Revolution No. 9' and D6 'Goodnight'.
Variant 5: has A4 'Obladi Oblada', A6 'Bungalow Bill', B7 'Why Don't We Do It In the Road?' (with question mark) , D1 'Revolution No. 1', D5 'Revolution No. 9' and D6 'Goodnight'.

Cover has 'The Beatles' embossed, located towards the lower right corner, and sequentially numbered.

Pressed at (l313252), as identified by the 'IAM' in a triangle stamp in the run-outs.

Comes with fold-out lyric poster and 4 glossy photos on card stock.

Variant 4 (A28, A29, B28, B29) are from a rejected stamper that was used in the initial pressings (see: (r12856993) for individual entry). All stampers from this master were pulled from production at the request of George Harrison because of Capitol's mastering changes. Variant 4 is very rare as only one set of stampers were ever officially used containing Capitols rejected mastering. Some of these stampers have been found mixed up among other copies from this plant.

Read here for more details: http://wogew.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-compressed-white-album.html'[discogs]

(Reissue Limited Edition Numbered) '30th anniversary edition - a limited run of 500,000 numbered CDs. Plastic slipcase with gatefold cardsleeve includes two printed inner sleeves for the CDs and smaller versions of the original 1968 inserts: the poster and four pictures.[mikec]

Double gatefold Digisleeve[mikec]

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(Reissue)Gatefold 'Apple reissue with 'MASTERED BY CAPITOL' in the runouts. .'[discogs]

(Compilation Club Edition Picture Disc) 'Picture Disc with the German record club 'chair cover'. This release has no cover, just a plastic bag.'[discogs]

Original German club edition pressing. Released in laminated single sleeve, on blue EMI Odeon labels with black lettering.[kostasg]

In 1965 the government of the GDR illegalizes beat-music and this release gets withdrawn and not rereleased until 1983. Just a few records of this history milestone of the GDR available.[philip]

(Numbered Stereo) 'First catalog on labels, second on the spine of the sleeve.
Very First Italian Pressings with UK PCS Number Housed in Imported German sleeve with Cat# (SMO 2051/52).

Sleeve :
Top opening sleeves. The gatefold sleeve opens from the top, has inner flipbacks and is printed and made in Germany. Embossed lettering (The Beatles) on front cover.
'Stereo' printed on the rear of the sleeve. Sleeve is numbered on the front (stamped).

On labels:
'An E.M.I. Recording'
'℗ 1968'
In the perimeter of the labels:
'Made in Italy'
'The Gramophone CO.LTD.
'Track A7 is misspelled as 'While Mi Guitar Gently Weeps'.

It appears that in the runouts the date of pressing/release is stamped as 14 November, 1968.

Commonly known as ''The White Album''.
Issued with 4 glossy photographs, a double-sided poster (printed and made in Germany), and black inner sleeves.'[discogs]